About the bill
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001(NCLB) was a U.S. Act of Congress that reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; it included Title I provisions applying to disadvantaged students. It supported standards-based education reform based on the premise that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals could improve individual outcomes in education. The Act required states to develop assessments in basic skills. To receive federal school funding, states had to give these assessments to all students at select grade levels.
The act did not assert a national achievement standard—each state developed its own standards. NCLB expanded the federal role in public education through further emphasis on annual testing, annual academic progress, report cards, and teacher qualifications, as well as significant changes in funding.
The bill …
Sponsor and status
107th Congress (2001–2002)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 8, 2002
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on January 8, 2002.
84 Cosponsors (83 Republicans, 1 Democrat)
Position statements
Statement of Administration Policy
President George Bush [R, 2001-2009]: H.R. 1 - No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (May 15, 2001)
What legislators are saying
“statement of congressman Larson on h.r. 1, the elementary and secondary education act”
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Rep. John Larson [D-CT1]
on Dec 13, 2001
History
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Mar 22, 2001
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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May 9, 2001
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.
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May 14, 2001
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Reported by House Committee 1. |
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May 15, 2001
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Reported by House Committee 2. |
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May 17, 2001
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 143 (107th). |
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May 23, 2001
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Jun 14, 2001
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. |
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Jun 25, 2001
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate with an Amendment. |
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Dec 13, 2001
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 315 (107th). |
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Dec 13, 2001
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Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The House approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The Senate must also approve the conference report. |
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Dec 18, 2001
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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Jan 8, 2002
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 1 (107th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1. This is the one from the 107th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2001 to Nov 22, 2002. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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